Santa Clara Sinks Portland, 84-73

Steve Ross added 15 points and six rebounds for the Broncos, who improved to
1-1 in conference play and 6-9 overall. Casey Frandsen led Portland (4-12) with
21 points.

Portland, which twice overcame 10-point deficits to take a lead, didn't have
enough manpower to stay with Santa Clara down the stretch. It was the Pilots'
eighth straight loss.

Portland rallied from a 50-40 deficit to take a 54-53 lead on a 3-pointer by
Patrick Galos.

The Broncos then regained the advantage with a three-minute run including
four 3-pointers, two by Ethan Rohde. That streak was capped by a 3-pointer from
Bailey that put Santa Clara ahead 67-58 with 9:28 left.

Santa Clara put the game away with a 10-3 run that made the score 77-64 with
3:01 remaining.

Portland dug itself a hole early by missing its first six shots of the game
while Santa Clara hit 6-9 for a 13-0 lead.

Coky Rochin added 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Pilots, giving him his
11th double-double of the season. Rochin is now tied for second place
nationwide in that category.